Arkansas Jump$tart Coalition

04/28/2026

As we wind down Financial Literacy Month here in Arkansas, I had the privilege of engaging with Coalition leaders from over 20 other states as well as dozens of National Jump$tart partners in sharing best practices, tools, research data, healthy debate on approaches to financial literacy education challenges, and the opportunity to grow our support networks during our annual conference in Washington D.C. This annual event continues to exemplify some of the best of what the partnership between the National Jump$tart organization and state coalition partners is all about.

04/24/2026

Thank you to our wonderful partner COABE and COABE CEO Sharon Bonney for the opportunity to co-publish the most recent COABE Journal, focused on .

Learn more in

https://www.jumpstart.org/financial-fridays/coabe-2/

04/20/2026

04/05/2026

Happy Resurrection Day to those in our community who observe! May today remind you of your own resurrecting power!

04/01/2026

🎉🎉🎉Happy Financial Literacy Month🎉🎉🎉 We advocate for financial education year-round, and this month, we are excited to continue the work of increasing our impact through community and collaboration.

This is our month! This is the month when we amplify the importance of financial literacy by using our collective voices. We look forward to sharing space with you at upcoming events and to creating and activating a vision for the future that supports the work we've done, and creating space for the work we've yet to do!

We are walking into this month expecting great things!

03/17/2026

::::Financial Fridays:::: Jenelle Dito, for says, "Our research shows that Gen Z is the most active when it comes to monitoring their credit, but there’s still a gap in knowledge."

Find out how is filling the gap. Read the full article here: https://www.jumpstart.org/financial-fridays/108538/

03/09/2026

:::: Financial Fridays:::: Our partner My First Nest Egg says, "Together, we’re reaching kids earlier, building lasting relationships, and making money education feel empowering instead of intimidating."

To learn more about My First Nest Egg, read the full story here: https://www.jumpstart.org/financial-fridays/my-first-nest-egg-2/

03/08/2026

On , recognizing Jump$tart's first all-female leadership team, majority female national staff, and the many women who drive the effort.

02/06/2026

The Jump$tart Coalition is pleased to announce the addition of Next Gen Personal Finance and Stanford University's Initiative for Financial Decision-Making to Jump$tart's National Board of Directors.

We are excited to have Tim Ranzetta, Co-founder of Next Gen Personal Finance, and Andrea Sticha, Ph.D., Research Director, at Stanford's Initiative for Financial Decision-Making, as representatives on the board. We look forward to how each organization will bring its experience, expertise, and innovation to help Jump$tart make a greater impact!

Read the full press release here:
https://www.jumpstart.org/press-release/jumptart-coalition-elects-next-gen-personal-finance-and-stanfords-initiative-on-financial-decision-making-to-its-board-of-directors/